19981021029859A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-201 · Mattituck, NY · October 21, 1998

Date: October 21, 1998 · 14:20 local
Place: Mattituck, NY
Airport: Mattituck Airbase Airport
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N31869
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC99LA014
Reported as: Piper PA28R201
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 240 total10 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N31869Registration cancelled May 5, 2000 · Piper PA-28R-201S/N 28R-7837252 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-201

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What happened

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Acft was coming in to land when it struck trees and crashed 100 yards east of rwy 19.(.4) the commercial pilot was flying from the right seat, and the passenger, who was also a student pilot, was in the left seat. The commercial pilot attempted to land, but when he felt it could not be done safely, he decided to perform a go-around. The airplane drifted off the left side of the runway and collided with trees during the go-around. Winds were from the right, about knots.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT WAS COMING IN TO LAND WHEN IT STRUCK TREES AND CRASHED 100 YARDS EAST OF RWY 19.(.4) THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS FLYING FROM THE RIGHT SEAT, AND THE PASSENGER, WHO WAS ALSO A STUDENT PILOT, WAS IN THE LEFT SEAT. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND, BUT WHEN HE FELT IT COULD NOT BE DONE SAFELY, HE DECIDED TO PERFORM A GO-AROUND. THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING THE GO-AROUND. WINDS WERE FROM THE RIGHT, ABOUT KNOTS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC99LA014Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMattituck, NYThe pilot's failure to maintain the airplane's directional control during a go-around.Oct 21, 1998 · Destroyed

Other reports on N31869 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19791001051479IDescent · Danville, VAPilot cleared from 9000 to 6000. Descended through assigned altitude.Oct 1, 1979